striker
(noun) the part of a mechanical device that strikes something
hitter, striker
(noun) someone who hits; “a hard hitter”; “a fine striker of the ball”; “blacksmiths are good hitters”
striker
(noun) an employee on strike against an employer
striker
(noun) someone receiving intensive training for a naval technical rating
striker
(noun) a forward on a soccer team
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Striker (plural Strikers)
A surname.
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Striker is the 24431st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1025 individuals. Striker is most common among White (90.24%) individuals.
• skirret, skirter
striker (plural strikers)
An individual who is on strike.
Synonym: turnout
Someone or something that hits someone or something else.
A blacksmith's assistant who wields the sledgehammer.
A piece used to push other pieces toward the pockets in the Asian game of carom.
(soccer) One of the players on a team in football (soccer) in the row nearest to the opposing team's goal, who are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals.
(military, slang) An officer's servant or orderly.
(baseball, slang, 1800s) The batter.
(cricket) The batsman who is currently facing the bowler and defending his wicket.
(obsolete) A harpoon.
(obsolete) A harpooner.
(obsolete) An inexperienced member of a ship's crew.
Synonym: green hand
(obsolete) A wencher; a lewd man.
(obsolete, politics) A blackmailer in politics.
(obsolete, politics) One whose political influence can be bought.
• (soccer position): attacker, centre forward, forward
• (lewd man): See promiscuous man
• skirret, skirter
Source: Wiktionary
Strik"er, n.
1. One who, or that which, strikes; specifically, a blacksmith's helper who wieds the sledge.
2. A harpoon; also, a harpooner. Wherever we come to an anchor, we always send out our strikers, and put out hooks and lines overboard, to try fish. Dampier.
3. A wencher; a lewd man. [Obs.] Massinger.
4. A workman who is on a strike.
5. A blackmailer in politics; also, one whose political influence can be bought. [Political Cant]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
8 April 2025
(adjective) pleasingly persuasive or intended to persuade; “a coaxing and obsequious voice”; “her manner is quiet and ingratiatory and a little too agreeable”
Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.
